Philip H. Corboy
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Philip H. Corboy, is a Chicago
-based trial lawyer who has tried personal injury
, wrongful death and medical malpractice
cases across the country for over 50 years. He is the founder, along with Thomas A. Demetrio
, of the Corboy & Demetrio law firm. Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Dean, David Yellen, said "There are very few living lawyers who have had the kind of impact Phil Corboy has. He largely transformed the practice of personal injury law. He’s been a teacher and mentor to a couple of generations of leading lawyers in the country." Corboy’s career was featured in a cover article in Chicago Lawyer, entitled, "Corboy College: Chicago Trial Lawyers’ Alma Mater."
The National Law Journal listed Corboy as one of the top 100 most influential lawyers in America and one of the nation’s top 15 trial lawyers; Chicago Magazine included him in its lists, The Power 100 and Power Lawyers, and called him one of the 30 toughest lawyers in Chicago. Law & Business listed him as one of America’s top trial lawyers. He has been in The Best Lawyers in America book since its inception in 1987.
Corboy has written more than 100 articles on legal and business topics and has been the subject of news and features in many publications and television shows. He has appeared on 20/20, 60 Minutes, Face the Nation, Nightline with Ted Koppel, and the Oprah Winfrey Show.
He has been a lecturer and panelist at legal, medical and insurance meetings and conventions around the world and profiles have been written about him by the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Chicago Magazine, and the Chicago Tribune.
In 2010, he and his wife, Mary Dempsey, made the largest single gift ever to the Loyola University Chicago School of Law. In recognition, Loyola renamed its law school building the Philip H. Corboy Law Center.
In addition to numerous honors from religious organizations, legal associations and publications, Corboy was awarded an honorary Doctor of Law Degree from the John Marshall Law School and St. Ambrose University.
He is a former president of the Chicago Bar Association and the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and a former chairman of the Section on Litigation of the American Bar Association. Corboy served as general counsel for the Illinois Democratic Party and has served on the boards of directors of business, legal and charitable groups and as a member of task forces for courts, judicial and medical-related entities. He has been active in national and international associations such as the Inner Circle of Advocates
, International Academy of Trial Lawyers, American College of Trial Lawyers
, International Society of Barristers
, American Board of Trial Advocates, and American Association for Justice.
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
-based trial lawyer who has tried personal injury
Personal injury
Personal injury is a legal term for an injury to the body, mind or emotions, as opposed to an injury to property. The term is most commonly used to refer to a type of tort lawsuit alleging that the plaintiff's injury has been caused by the negligence of another, but also arises in defamation...
, wrongful death and medical malpractice
Medical malpractice
Medical malpractice is professional negligence by act or omission by a health care provider in which the treatment provided falls below the accepted standard of practice in the medical community and causes injury or death to the patient, with most cases involving medical error. Standards and...
cases across the country for over 50 years. He is the founder, along with Thomas A. Demetrio
Thomas A. Demetrio
Thomas A. Demetrio is a Chicago, Illinois-based trial lawyer.The National Law Journal named him one of the top ten lawyers in the nation and one of the top ten trial lawyer in Illinois and since its inception in 2005, Lawdragon has named him one of the top 500 Leading Lawyers in America...
, of the Corboy & Demetrio law firm. Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Loyola University Chicago School of Law is the law school of the Loyola University Chicago, in Illinois. Established in 1909, by the Society of Jesus, the Roman Catholic order of the Jesuits, the School of Law is located in downtown Chicago, within walking distance of the Water Tower , the John...
Dean, David Yellen, said "There are very few living lawyers who have had the kind of impact Phil Corboy has. He largely transformed the practice of personal injury law. He’s been a teacher and mentor to a couple of generations of leading lawyers in the country." Corboy’s career was featured in a cover article in Chicago Lawyer, entitled, "Corboy College: Chicago Trial Lawyers’ Alma Mater."
The National Law Journal listed Corboy as one of the top 100 most influential lawyers in America and one of the nation’s top 15 trial lawyers; Chicago Magazine included him in its lists, The Power 100 and Power Lawyers, and called him one of the 30 toughest lawyers in Chicago. Law & Business listed him as one of America’s top trial lawyers. He has been in The Best Lawyers in America book since its inception in 1987.
Corboy has written more than 100 articles on legal and business topics and has been the subject of news and features in many publications and television shows. He has appeared on 20/20, 60 Minutes, Face the Nation, Nightline with Ted Koppel, and the Oprah Winfrey Show.
He has been a lecturer and panelist at legal, medical and insurance meetings and conventions around the world and profiles have been written about him by the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Chicago Magazine, and the Chicago Tribune.
In 2010, he and his wife, Mary Dempsey, made the largest single gift ever to the Loyola University Chicago School of Law. In recognition, Loyola renamed its law school building the Philip H. Corboy Law Center.
In addition to numerous honors from religious organizations, legal associations and publications, Corboy was awarded an honorary Doctor of Law Degree from the John Marshall Law School and St. Ambrose University.
He is a former president of the Chicago Bar Association and the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and a former chairman of the Section on Litigation of the American Bar Association. Corboy served as general counsel for the Illinois Democratic Party and has served on the boards of directors of business, legal and charitable groups and as a member of task forces for courts, judicial and medical-related entities. He has been active in national and international associations such as the Inner Circle of Advocates
Inner Circle of Advocates
The Inner Circle of Advocates is an organization of civil plaintiff trial lawyers in the United States. The group is invitation-only and is limited to 100 lawyers...
, International Academy of Trial Lawyers, American College of Trial Lawyers
American College of Trial Lawyers
The American College of Trial Lawyers is a professional association of trial lawyers from the United States and Canada. Founded in 1950, the College is dedicated to maintaining and improving the standards of trial practice, the administration of justice and the ethics of the profession...
, International Society of Barristers
International Society of Barristers
The International Society of Barristers is an honor society for the best trial lawyers.-Overview:It was created in 1965. Its members are mostly from the United States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Australia, Canada, England, Scotland, and Mexico...
, American Board of Trial Advocates, and American Association for Justice.